Five Questions: Ithaca's Henderson eager to return to state final

Senior has helped lead Little Red to two state championship games

2:02 PM,
Mar. 21, 2013

Ithaca's Jaedon Henderson celebrates a goal during Ithaca's 11-9 victory over Fairport in the state Class A semifinal last June at Cicero-North Syracuse. Ithaca lost in the final for the second consecutive season and is aiming to return for a third straight year.

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Matt Tracy
| mtracy3@gannett.com

Ithaca High lacrosse star Jaedon Henderson is looking forward to playing Division I lacrosse at Hartford University next year, but said he has one important goal before starting life after high school: returning to the state championship game, and this time winning it.

This year's state Class A final is slated for June 8 at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford. Henderson, a senior, was a part of a Little Red squad that lost once during the regular season en route to last year's state final. After beating top-ranked Fairport in the semis, Ithaca fell 12-7 in the final to West Islip, which won ...